This year will be decisive for the buildout of transformative energy infrastructure in Michigan. Most Michiganders may be unaware, but billions of dollars in lower energy costs are at play with the future of two new transmission lines soon to be proposed by the electric transmission utility, ITC.
The projects are Michigan’s portion of a 2,000-mile set of high-voltage, overhead electric transmission lines that, if built, will crisscross the Midwest, connecting sources of power – chiefly, renewable energy installations – to energy demand.
About 100 miles of the planned transmission buildout would come from two proposed lines, and the Michigan Public Service Commission is considering those lines for approval this year…